Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.🎨 What is typography? (a) the colour wheel (b) a photo filter (c) the paper size (d) the style of the text
- 2.Which of these is about space? (a) spacing between letters (b) a triangle sign (c) a wide margin (d) a bold heading font
- 3.Which of these is about shape? (a) a hexagon icon (b) empty area round text (c) letter size and style (d) a bold heading font
- 4.Which of these is about line? (a) a triangle sign (b) empty area round text (c) a thin dividing stroke (d) a red background
- 5.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a rounded box”? (a) line (b) space (c) shape (d) typography
- 6.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a triangle sign”? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) line
- 7.🎨 Which element of design is this: “spacing between letters”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) typography
- 8.True or false: “italic words” is about colour. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎨 Which element of design is this: “empty area round text”? (a) space (b) typography (c) colour (d) line
- 10.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a wide margin”? (a) shape (b) typography (c) colour (d) space
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a serif typeface (b) room to breathe (c) empty area round text (d) a gap between pictures
- 12.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) an organic shape (b) a font (c) a margin (d) a geometric shape
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a circle badge (b) room to breathe (c) white space (d) a wide margin
- 14.True or false: “white space” is about space. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “a wide margin” is about line. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “a thick border round it” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to hide it (b) so it stands out (c) to print faster (d) to waste paper
- 18.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a bold heading font”? (a) line (b) shape (c) typography (d) colour
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a triangle sign (b) a heart symbol (c) a circle badge (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 20.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) fonts (b) organic shapes (c) geometric shapes (d) colours
- 21.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? (a) line (b) colour (c) typography (d) shape
- 22.True or false: “a circle badge” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is about colour? (a) a red background (b) white space (c) letter size and style (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 24.Which of these is about shape? (a) a red background (b) a bold heading font (c) a rounded box (d) a thick border round it
- 25.True or false: “letter size and style” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎨 Which element of design is this: “an underline under words”? (a) space (b) colour (c) typography (d) line
- 27.True or false: “a serif typeface” is about typography. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is about colour? (a) a thick border round it (b) white space (c) a zigzag edge (d) a warm orange glow
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a serif typeface (b) a bold heading font (c) spacing between letters (d) a gap between pictures
- 30.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a gap between pictures”? (a) shape (b) line (c) space (d) typography
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a red background (b) a wide margin (c) pastel tones (d) a warm orange glow
- 32.True or false: “letter size and style” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is about space? (a) a heart symbol (b) empty area round text (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a red background
- 34.🎨 Which element of design is this: “white space”? (a) line (b) space (c) typography (d) colour
- 35.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a hexagon icon”? (a) shape (b) space (c) typography (d) line
- 36.True or false: “a dotted path to follow” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) empty area round text (b) room to breathe (c) pastel tones (d) white space
- 38.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) line (d) typography
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spacing between letters (b) blue and green shades (c) pastel tones (d) a warm orange glow
- 40.🎨 Which element of design is this: “pastel tones”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) typography
Answer key
- the style of the text
- a wide margin
- a hexagon icon
- a thin dividing stroke
- shape
- shape
- typography
- False
- space
- space
- a serif typeface
- an organic shape
- a circle badge
- True
- False
- True
- so it stands out
- typography
- a thin dividing stroke
- geometric shapes
- line
- True
- a red background
- a rounded box
- False
- line
- True
- a warm orange glow
- a gap between pictures
- space
- a wide margin
- True
- empty area round text
- space
- shape
- False
- pastel tones
- line
- spacing between letters
- colour
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